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Sharla Spangler

Case from Columbus, OH dated Jan 30, 1985

Victim Details

Sharla Spangler

February 11, 2022

Female

Caucasian / White

Columbus

OH

1985-01-30

1985-01-30

Sharla

Spangler

Yes

06/21/2026


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On January 30, 1985, 24-year-old Sharla Spangler was found shot to death in Columbus, Ohio. Her body was discovered under a semi-trailer in a parking lot at the corner of Dublin Granville Road and Hamilton Road. Sharla had last been seen leaving the Gold Fox Lounge in Gahanna, where she worked as an exotic dancer. The night she disappeared, her car was found running in the parking lot of the lounge, with her purse inside. These circumstances indicated foul play, but the case went cold for more t ...
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